{"id":35769,"date":"2026-08-10T04:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35769"},"modified":"2026-08-10T04:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:11:02","slug":"injured-new-york-giants-star-on-track-to-play-week-1-vs-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=35769","title":{"rendered":"Injured New York Giants Star on Track to Play Week 1 vs. Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 780 \/ 439;\"><img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-v-cleveland-browns-cleveland-ohio-september-22-malik-e1786303856313.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Malik Nabers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-v-cleveland-browns-cleveland-ohio-september-22-malik-e1786303856313.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-v-cleveland-browns-cleveland-ohio-september-22-malik-e1786303856313.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-york-giants-v-cleveland-browns-cleveland-ohio-september-22-malik-e1786303856313.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"caption-credit\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There aren\u2019t many players in the NFL who can change a game like <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"New York Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384253\">New York Giants<\/a> wide receiver <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Malik Nabers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/malik-nabers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384255\">Malik Nabers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Getting Nabers back off a torn ACL suffered in Week 4 of the 2025 regular season seems like 1 of the keys \u2014 if not the most important factor \u2013 in the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384256\">Giants<\/a> picking themselves up off the NFL\u2019s trash heap of terrible teams.<\/p>\n<p>With an offseason of <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/john-harbaugh-malik-nabers-arvell-reese\/\">badmouthing new teammates, coaching staff, and executives<\/a> behind him \u2014 and 2 separate surgeries to fix his knee \u2014 there is finally some good news about the Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe story coming out of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384257\">Giants<\/a> training camp, after 12 days in West Virginia, is the progress of star wide receiver Malik Nabers,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip\/_\/id\/49563067\/malik-nabers-looking-sharp-camp?type=forYou&amp;subType=sc4u&amp;entity=Giants&amp;entityIcon=%2Fi%2Fteamlogos%2Fnfl%2F500-dark%2Fnyg.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">ESPN\u2019s Jordan Raanan said<\/a> on August 8. \u201cHe didn\u2019t start the summer on the PUP list, participated in 9 out of the 10 practices, and looked better as the (camp) progressed. Nabers cut, ran routes, and looked good doing it. He even jumped and landed on the affected knee he tore (the ACL in) early last season. I asked coach John Harbaugh what\u2019s next in the process, and he said more and more time (Nabers) will get in practice. That means live drills or 7-on-7 or 11-on-11 sometime in the next couple of weeks. Barring a setback, it seems like Nabers is trending toward being ready Week 1 for the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384254\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Giants\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384266\">Giants<\/a> face the Cowboys in a primetime game on Sunday Night Football in Week 1 at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Malik Nabers Seemed Like Elite NFL WR in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>As a rookie in 2024, Nabers seemed like 1 of the NFL\u2019s best wide receivers right out of the gate with 109 receptions for 1,204 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns in 15 games on the way to being named a Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p>Nabers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypostsports\/status\/2082978679454327070\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypostsports\/status\/2082978679454327070\">dismissed a question from reporters<\/a> on July 31 about when he might be able to return to the player he was as a rookie \u2014 dismissed in the politest way possible.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cI have extreme confidence in myself,\u201d Nabers said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not gonna put myself in any spot where I\u2019m not gonna be better than what I was before. So I don\u2019t see myself being what I was before, what y\u2019all saw my rookie year. I felt like that was basic \u2026 I hold myself to a very high standard, and I feel like that high standard, you\u2019re going to see it sooner or later.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2 data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Malik Nabers Called \u2018Dark Horse\u2019 OPOY Candidate<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25452234-dark-horse-candidates-win-each-nfl-award-2026-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25452234-dark-horse-candidates-win-each-nfl-award-2026-season\">Bleacher Report\u2019s Alex Kay<\/a>\u00a0put Nabers at the top of his list of \u201cdark horse candidates\u201d to win NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Nabers currently sits at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasinsider.com\/nfl\/odds\/player-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.vegasinsider.com\/nfl\/odds\/player-of-the-year\/\">+4500 odds to win across the major betting sites<\/a>, with\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Detroit Lions\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"334040\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/detroit-lions\/\">Detroit Lions<\/a>\u00a0running back\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Jahmyr Gibbs\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jahmyr-gibbs\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"334027\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/jahmyr-gibbs\/\">Jahmyr Gibbs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Atlanta Falcons\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"334041\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/atlanta-falcons\/\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>\u00a0running back\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Bijan Robinson\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/bijan-robinson\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"334036\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/bijan-robinson\/\">Bijan Robinson<\/a>\u00a0running neck-and-neck as favorites with odds ranging from +700 to +900.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cDespite Nabers\u2019 bursting onto the scene with one of the best rookie seasons in recent memory \u2014 he caught 109 passes for 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns in 15 games \u2014 and establishing himself as one of the best receivers in the league, he only has the 19th best odds of winning Offensive Player of the Year this season,\u201d Kay wrote on July 8. \u201cNabers\u2019 impending return will be a massive boon for a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-giants\/\" title=\"Giants\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"384608\">Giants<\/a> squad working to take a major step forward in 2026. The team went all-in on a regime change and roster improvements this offseason, most notably placing John Harbaugh at the head coaching reins and bolstering Jaxson Dart\u2019s protection with first-round guard\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Francis Mauigoa\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/francis-mauigoa\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"366600\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/francis-mauigoa\/\">Francis Mauigoa<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\"><strong>Tony Adame<\/strong><\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\">More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. There aren\u2019t many players in the NFL who can change a game like New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. 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